How Is Online Puja Performed?
After receiving, the request for a particular online puja to be
performed, our purohit at Astropuja starts making arrangements for the same. We intimate
the devotee with details of the puja like time, date. Since we cater to hundreds of
clients, it is in fact in our best interest to adhere to our time schedule allocated to
each client. Sometimes , a group of priests recite the mantras together so that the
thousands of mantras are recited in a short and stipulated time period.
The priest performs all rituals and the customer (and /or his
representative) watches the process live through Zoom, the link for which is provided to
them. We encourage the devotees to be part of the ceremony, if possible and endure the
divinity of the puja.
The puja begins by preparing the seat or asanas for invoking the
Gods, Goddesses and Navagrahas, lighting a ghee lamp, undertaking the Swasti Vachhan
seeking blessings for the devotee's wellbeing and reciting the Shanti Path or the Ved
mantras. The purohit or priest then takes a ceremonial oath or Sankalp in the name of
the person for whom the puja is being performed so that he can perform the puja rituals
on behalf of the devotee.
Following the Sankalp, prayers are offered to Devi Ganga, Bhumi
(Earth), Lords of all 10 directions, Lord Surya, Lord Ganesha, Kalash Dev, Goddess
Lakshmi, Navgraha, Lord Brahma and Lord Agni.
Special mantras are recited for the puja's main God/ Goddess and
specific rituals are performed for his/ her appeasement. A hawan (fire ritual) is
performed in which a fixed number of offerings (aahuti) are made into the holy fire. A
purnaaahuti is also performed at the end of the hawan which is the final offering made
to Lord Agni Dev.
Thereafter an aarti is done for the Deity or the planet for whom the
puja has been performed followed by few other rituals as prescribed in the sacred Vedic
texts. This is followed by an aarti that is sung for the deity and sweets and flowers
are offered at the feet of the deity as Prasad.
To mark the end of the rituals, all participating priests are
offered food and dakshina in the form of fruits, clothes and money.
BENEFITS OF ONLINE PUJA
- Convenient way of getting a Puja done.
- Astropuja has a group of pundits that perform the puja in your name with your sankalpa. You need not worry about Puja ingredients, Pundits, auspicious time and the like. Everything is recommended and performed as instructed in the scriptures.
- From the comfort of your home, you can get a Vedic puja performed.
- A puja can be LIVE-streamed to your device (via Zoom)
General Articles used in every Puja
Lord Ganesha Idol and the picture or idol of the deity to be
worshipped, kalash filled with gangajal, chowky (seat) with red cloth for giving
asanas to all Gods and Goddesses, planets and other deities.
Prayer items like agarbattis, camphor, lamps with ghee and
wicks, sandalwood paste, kumkum, rice, milk, curd, ghee, sugar, perfume, fresh
fruits, betel leaves and nuts, coconut, mouli, flowers, malas, durba, aarti
thaal, sweets (naivedyam), dry fruits, food for brahmins, cardamom, clothes for
brahmins, janau (a white thread), gulab jal, bilva patra, hawan samagri, hawan
wood for all the nine planets (samidha), jau-tal, guggal, mustard seed, kamal
kakdi and astgandh.
The cost of the puja includes
- General items used in the puja.
- Dakshina given to the priests including clothes and money
- Anna dana or food served and given to the priests
- Tamboolam or pan leaves, beetle nut, coconut and fruits offered to the priests
What do we need from the client?
- Full name of the client and Father Name
- The Sankalpa, or specific wish for getting the puja performed
- The name of the client's Gotra, or the presiding Rishi of the family. (* not compulsory)
- The name of the client's Nakshatra or birth star. If this is not available, the client can provide the date, time and place of his/ her birth.